Blues Blank Capitals 3-0

0:00It's March 25th. This is NHL News Today Team News, powered by AI. The St. Louis Blues picked up a solid three-nothing win over the Washington Capitals at Enterprise Center on Tuesday night. Gold tender Joel Hauffer was the star, stopping all 21 shots he faced for his sixth shutout of the season. That puts him just one behind the NHL lead, held by New York Islanders Netminder Ilya Sirokin. The Blues, now 29 wins, 30 losses and 11 overtime losses have been on fire lately with an 8 win, 1 loss, and 2 overtime. Record in their last 11 games. Jordan Kairu, Jimmy Snuggerud, and Otto Stenberg provided the offense, sealing the deal with an empty netter from Kairu. For the Capitals, who sit at 35 wins, 28 losses and 9 overtime losses, the loss snapped their 5-game points streak of 3. Ends in 2 overtime losses. They're now 6 points out of the second wildcard spot in the east, making every game crucial

1:02down the stretch. The scoring started in the second period when Snuggerud ripped a one-timer pass Logan Thompson, who made 24 saves in the losing effort. Stenberg added a backdoor tap-in, laden the third to make it to nothing. Things got tense late when Blues Center Robert Thomas was taken down hard by Capitals forward, Pierre Luke Du Bois, earning Du Bois a 5-minute major. And match penalty for intent to injure. Thomas needed help getting off the ice, but the Blues held on for the shut-out victory and kept their momentum rolling.